Ancaster Weather in August
Ancaster in August
The short of it: Ancaster in August averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 82 mm · daylight 13 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
August in Ancaster brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 16°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 56 min in mid-August, 68 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ancaster runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Hamilton, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Ancaster, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamiltonOntario | 12 km ENE | 26° | 17° | 78 mm |
| Stoney CreekOntario | 18 km E | 27° | 17° | 79 mm |
| BurlingtonOntario | 22 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 76 mm |
| BrantfordOntario | 25 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 76 mm |
| CambridgeOntario | 31 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 83 mm |
| BrantOntario | 31 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 76 mm |
| GrimsbyOntario | 34 km E | 26° | 17° | 79 mm |
| MiltonOntario | 34 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 75 mm |